❓ The Minister for Corrective Services provides an update on the expansion of youth justice services in the North West, funded by royalties for regions. The update highlights increased staffing, the success of supervised bail, and a new co-location initiative with Child Protection and Police.
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YOUTH JUSTICE SERVICES — NORTH WEST
I am aware of the Liberal–National government’s 2010–11 budget allocation to expand youth justice services to the north west of the state. Can the minister please provide an update on the implementation of this expansion, and whether there are any new features being proposed? Mr C.C. PORTER
I am aware of the Liberal–National government’s 2010–11 budget allocation to expand youth justice services to the north west of the state. Can the minister please provide an update on the implementation of this expansion, and whether there are any new features being proposed? Mr C.C. PORTER
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I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question, knowing as I do that he takes a very keen interest in matters pertaining to youth and juvenile justice. I would also like to thank the Minister for Regional Development, because it is royalties for regions funding to the tune of $44 million that will be used to expand the service to juveniles in the north of our state. I will give members some idea of what that will pay for and how comprehensive this change is. West Kimberley services will have 29 staff; East Kimberley services will have 26 staff; and Pilbara services will have 31 staff. That will create something of a revolution in the way in which we are dealing with the problems of juvenile justice in those areas. A key feature of juvenile justice in this state, and one that we know works, is supervised bail. If we can find a responsible adult at the point at which a juvenile comes into contact with the system, that adult can supervise the juvenile. However, when we run into difficulties locating such an adult, the state itself becomes the supervisor, and that has been used as a fantastic welfare option to try to assist young people who are coming into contact with the system. To give members some idea about how successful the program has been under this government, the President of the Children’s Court has said that it has been an outstanding success in minimising the number of children, including Aboriginal children, who are remanded in custody. I will provide a snapshot of the period 1 January to 15 February for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. When we came to government in 2008, the number of people on supervised bail was 77; in 2009, in the same period, 118; and in 2010, 152. That is almost double, which represents half the people who would otherwise have gone into custody. It is also instructive to observe that the percentage of Indigenous children on supervised bail, as a total of all the people on supervised bail, was 35 per cent in 2004, and 57 per cent in 2009. We are building on the juvenile justice team initiative, which goes right back to the creation of the Young Offenders Act under the Richard Court government and some of the successes of the previous government in respect of the expansion into Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. However, in a very important and quite new pilot program—as far as I know, it is the first time that it has ever occurred—we are physically co-locating stuff from the Department for Child Protection into the youth justice services offices in the East Kimberley. That will mean that, in addition to the 20-plus staff up there from the Department of Corrective Services, we will also co-locate a child protection officer from the Department for Child Protection and a police officer. I would like very much to thank the Minister for Child Protection, Hon Robyn McSweeney, and the Minister for Police. We often hear the phrase “whole-of-government approach”. Having spoken to the President of the Children’s Court, it has emerged that something of a demarcation dispute has developed over the past decade or so, and it is quite frustrating. The welfare interests of the child pass from the responsibility of the Department for Child Protection to the Department of Corrective Services once the child appears in court. Obviously, those welfare needs are ongoing and require the officers of both those agencies. Co-location has been tried and has failed in the past, but for the first time ever, we will co-locate the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Corrective Services. The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
Mr C.C. PORTER replied: I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question, knowing as I do that he takes a very keen interest in matters pertaining to youth and juvenile justice. I would also like to thank the Minister for Regional Development, because it is royalties for regions funding to the tune of $44 million that will be used to expand the service to juveniles in the north of our state. I will give members some idea of what that will pay for and how comprehensive this change is. West Kimberley services will have 29 staff; East Kimberley services will have 26 staff; and Pilbara services will have 31 staff. That will create something of a revolution in the way in which we are dealing with the problems of juvenile justice in those areas. A key feature of juvenile justice in this state, and one that we know works, is supervised bail. If we can find a responsible adult at the point at which a juvenile comes into contact with the system, that adult can supervise the juvenile. However, when we run into difficulties locating such an adult, the state itself becomes the supervisor, and that has been used as a fantastic welfare option to try to assist young people who are coming into contact with the system. To give members some idea about how successful the program has been under this government, the President of the Children’s Court has said that it has been an outstanding success in minimising the number of children, including Aboriginal children, who are remanded in custody. I will provide a snapshot of the period 1 January to 15 February for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. When we came to government in 2008, the number of people on supervised bail was 77; in 2009, in the same period, 118; and in 2010, 152. That is almost double, which represents half the people who would otherwise have gone into custody. It is also instructive to observe that the percentage of Indigenous children on supervised bail, as a total of all the people on supervised bail, was 35 per cent in 2004, and 57 per cent in 2009. We are building on the juvenile justice team initiative, which goes right back to the creation of the Young Offenders Act under the Richard Court government and some of the successes of the previous government in respect of the expansion into Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. However, in a very important and quite new pilot program—as far as I know, it is the first time that it has ever occurred—we are physically co-locating stuff from the Department for Child Protection into the youth justice services offices in the East Kimberley. That will mean that, in addition to the 20-plus staff up there from the Department of Corrective Services, we will also co-locate a child protection officer from the Department for Child Protection and a police officer. I would like very much to thank the Minister for Child Protection, Hon Robyn McSweeney, and the Minister for Police. We often hear the phrase “whole-of-government approach”. Having spoken to the President of the Children’s Court, it has emerged that something of a demarcation dispute has developed over the past decade or so, and it is quite frustrating. The welfare interests of the child pass from the responsibility of the Department for Child Protection to the Department of Corrective Services once the child appears in court. Obviously, those welfare needs are ongoing and require the officers of both those agencies. Co-location has been tried and has failed in the past, but for the first time ever, we will co-locate the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Corrective Services. The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question, knowing as I do that he takes a very keen interest in matters pertaining to youth and juvenile justice. I would also like to thank the Minister for Regional Development, because it is royalties for regions funding to the tune of $44 million that will be used to expand the service to juveniles in the north of our state. I will give members some idea of what that will pay for and how comprehensive this change is. West Kimberley services will have 29 staff; East Kimberley services will have 26 staff; and Pilbara services will have 31 staff. That will create something of a revolution in the way in which we are dealing with the problems of juvenile justice in those areas. A key feature of juvenile justice in this state, and one that we know works, is supervised bail. If we can find a responsible adult at the point at which a juvenile comes into contact with the system, that adult can supervise the juvenile. However, when we run into difficulties locating such an adult, the state itself becomes the supervisor, and that has been used as a fantastic welfare option to try to assist young people who are coming into contact with the system. To give members some idea about how successful the program has been under this government, the President of the Children’s Court has said that it has been an outstanding success in minimising the number of children, including Aboriginal children, who are remanded in custody. I will provide a snapshot of the period 1 January to 15 February for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. When we came to government in 2008, the number of people on supervised bail was 77; in 2009, in the same period, 118; and in 2010, 152. That is almost double, which represents half the people who would otherwise have gone into custody. It is also instructive to observe that the percentage of Indigenous children on supervised bail, as a total of all the people on supervised bail, was 35 per cent in 2004, and 57 per cent in 2009. We are building on the juvenile justice team initiative, which goes right back to the creation of the Young Offenders Act under the Richard Court government and some of the successes of the previous government in respect of the expansion into Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. However, in a very important and quite new pilot program—as far as I know, it is the first time that it has ever occurred—we are physically co-locating stuff from the Department for Child Protection into the youth justice services offices in the East Kimberley. That will mean that, in addition to the 20-plus staff up there from the Department of Corrective Services, we will also co-locate a child protection officer from the Department for Child Protection and a police officer. I would like very much to thank the Minister for Child Protection, Hon Robyn McSweeney, and the Minister for Police. We often hear the phrase “whole-of-government approach”. Having spoken to the President of the Children’s Court, it has emerged that something of a demarcation dispute has developed over the past decade or so, and it is quite frustrating. The welfare interests of the child pass from the responsibility of the Department for Child Protection to the Department of Corrective Services once the child appears in court. Obviously, those welfare needs are ongoing and require the officers of both those agencies. Co-location has been tried and has failed in the past, but for the first time ever, we will co-locate the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Corrective Services. The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
To give members some idea about how successful the program has been under this government, the President of the Children’s Court has said that it has been an outstanding success in minimising the number of children, including Aboriginal children, who are remanded in custody. I will provide a snapshot of the period 1 January to 15 February for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. When we came to government in 2008, the number of people on supervised bail was 77; in 2009, in the same period, 118; and in 2010, 152. That is almost double, which represents half the people who would otherwise have gone into custody. It is also instructive to observe that the percentage of Indigenous children on supervised bail, as a total of all the people on supervised bail, was 35 per cent in 2004, and 57 per cent in 2009. We are building on the juvenile justice team initiative, which goes right back to the creation of the Young Offenders Act under the Richard Court government and some of the successes of the previous government in respect of the expansion into Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. However, in a very important and quite new pilot program—as far as I know, it is the first time that it has ever occurred—we are physically co-locating stuff from the Department for Child Protection into the youth justice services offices in the East Kimberley. That will mean that, in addition to the 20-plus staff up there from the Department of Corrective Services, we will also co-locate a child protection officer from the Department for Child Protection and a police officer. I would like very much to thank the Minister for Child Protection, Hon Robyn McSweeney, and the Minister for Police. We often hear the phrase “whole-of-government approach”. Having spoken to the President of the Children’s Court, it has emerged that something of a demarcation dispute has developed over the past decade or so, and it is quite frustrating. The welfare interests of the child pass from the responsibility of the Department for Child Protection to the Department of Corrective Services once the child appears in court. Obviously, those welfare needs are ongoing and require the officers of both those agencies. Co-location has been tried and has failed in the past, but for the first time ever, we will co-locate the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Corrective Services. The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
Mr C.C. PORTER replied: I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question, knowing as I do that he takes a very keen interest in matters pertaining to youth and juvenile justice. I would also like to thank the Minister for Regional Development, because it is royalties for regions funding to the tune of $44 million that will be used to expand the service to juveniles in the north of our state. I will give members some idea of what that will pay for and how comprehensive this change is. West Kimberley services will have 29 staff; East Kimberley services will have 26 staff; and Pilbara services will have 31 staff. That will create something of a revolution in the way in which we are dealing with the problems of juvenile justice in those areas. A key feature of juvenile justice in this state, and one that we know works, is supervised bail. If we can find a responsible adult at the point at which a juvenile comes into contact with the system, that adult can supervise the juvenile. However, when we run into difficulties locating such an adult, the state itself becomes the supervisor, and that has been used as a fantastic welfare option to try to assist young people who are coming into contact with the system. To give members some idea about how successful the program has been under this government, the President of the Children’s Court has said that it has been an outstanding success in minimising the number of children, including Aboriginal children, who are remanded in custody. I will provide a snapshot of the period 1 January to 15 February for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. When we came to government in 2008, the number of people on supervised bail was 77; in 2009, in the same period, 118; and in 2010, 152. That is almost double, which represents half the people who would otherwise have gone into custody. It is also instructive to observe that the percentage of Indigenous children on supervised bail, as a total of all the people on supervised bail, was 35 per cent in 2004, and 57 per cent in 2009. We are building on the juvenile justice team initiative, which goes right back to the creation of the Young Offenders Act under the Richard Court government and some of the successes of the previous government in respect of the expansion into Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. However, in a very important and quite new pilot program—as far as I know, it is the first time that it has ever occurred—we are physically co-locating stuff from the Department for Child Protection into the youth justice services offices in the East Kimberley. That will mean that, in addition to the 20-plus staff up there from the Department of Corrective Services, we will also co-locate a child protection officer from the Department for Child Protection and a police officer. I would like very much to thank the Minister for Child Protection, Hon Robyn McSweeney, and the Minister for Police. We often hear the phrase “whole-of-government approach”. Having spoken to the President of the Children’s Court, it has emerged that something of a demarcation dispute has developed over the past decade or so, and it is quite frustrating. The welfare interests of the child pass from the responsibility of the Department for Child Protection to the Department of Corrective Services once the child appears in court. Obviously, those welfare needs are ongoing and require the officers of both those agencies. Co-location has been tried and has failed in the past, but for the first time ever, we will co-locate the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Corrective Services. The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question, knowing as I do that he takes a very keen interest in matters pertaining to youth and juvenile justice. I would also like to thank the Minister for Regional Development, because it is royalties for regions funding to the tune of $44 million that will be used to expand the service to juveniles in the north of our state. I will give members some idea of what that will pay for and how comprehensive this change is. West Kimberley services will have 29 staff; East Kimberley services will have 26 staff; and Pilbara services will have 31 staff. That will create something of a revolution in the way in which we are dealing with the problems of juvenile justice in those areas. A key feature of juvenile justice in this state, and one that we know works, is supervised bail. If we can find a responsible adult at the point at which a juvenile comes into contact with the system, that adult can supervise the juvenile. However, when we run into difficulties locating such an adult, the state itself becomes the supervisor, and that has been used as a fantastic welfare option to try to assist young people who are coming into contact with the system. To give members some idea about how successful the program has been under this government, the President of the Children’s Court has said that it has been an outstanding success in minimising the number of children, including Aboriginal children, who are remanded in custody. I will provide a snapshot of the period 1 January to 15 February for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. When we came to government in 2008, the number of people on supervised bail was 77; in 2009, in the same period, 118; and in 2010, 152. That is almost double, which represents half the people who would otherwise have gone into custody. It is also instructive to observe that the percentage of Indigenous children on supervised bail, as a total of all the people on supervised bail, was 35 per cent in 2004, and 57 per cent in 2009. We are building on the juvenile justice team initiative, which goes right back to the creation of the Young Offenders Act under the Richard Court government and some of the successes of the previous government in respect of the expansion into Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. However, in a very important and quite new pilot program—as far as I know, it is the first time that it has ever occurred—we are physically co-locating stuff from the Department for Child Protection into the youth justice services offices in the East Kimberley. That will mean that, in addition to the 20-plus staff up there from the Department of Corrective Services, we will also co-locate a child protection officer from the Department for Child Protection and a police officer. I would like very much to thank the Minister for Child Protection, Hon Robyn McSweeney, and the Minister for Police. We often hear the phrase “whole-of-government approach”. Having spoken to the President of the Children’s Court, it has emerged that something of a demarcation dispute has developed over the past decade or so, and it is quite frustrating. The welfare interests of the child pass from the responsibility of the Department for Child Protection to the Department of Corrective Services once the child appears in court. Obviously, those welfare needs are ongoing and require the officers of both those agencies. Co-location has been tried and has failed in the past, but for the first time ever, we will co-locate the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Corrective Services. The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
To give members some idea about how successful the program has been under this government, the President of the Children’s Court has said that it has been an outstanding success in minimising the number of children, including Aboriginal children, who are remanded in custody. I will provide a snapshot of the period 1 January to 15 February for each of the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. When we came to government in 2008, the number of people on supervised bail was 77; in 2009, in the same period, 118; and in 2010, 152. That is almost double, which represents half the people who would otherwise have gone into custody. It is also instructive to observe that the percentage of Indigenous children on supervised bail, as a total of all the people on supervised bail, was 35 per cent in 2004, and 57 per cent in 2009. We are building on the juvenile justice team initiative, which goes right back to the creation of the Young Offenders Act under the Richard Court government and some of the successes of the previous government in respect of the expansion into Geraldton and Kalgoorlie. However, in a very important and quite new pilot program—as far as I know, it is the first time that it has ever occurred—we are physically co-locating stuff from the Department for Child Protection into the youth justice services offices in the East Kimberley. That will mean that, in addition to the 20-plus staff up there from the Department of Corrective Services, we will also co-locate a child protection officer from the Department for Child Protection and a police officer. I would like very much to thank the Minister for Child Protection, Hon Robyn McSweeney, and the Minister for Police. We often hear the phrase “whole-of-government approach”. Having spoken to the President of the Children’s Court, it has emerged that something of a demarcation dispute has developed over the past decade or so, and it is quite frustrating. The welfare interests of the child pass from the responsibility of the Department for Child Protection to the Department of Corrective Services once the child appears in court. Obviously, those welfare needs are ongoing and require the officers of both those agencies. Co-location has been tried and has failed in the past, but for the first time ever, we will co-locate the Department for Child Protection and the Department of Corrective Services. The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
The other reason that is very, very important is that this government is allocating an additional $43.5 million to child protection services and an extra $27.9 million to responsible parenting in regional areas. I say to the Minister for Regional Development that this co-location will allow the Department of Corrective Services, through the additional funds that royalties for regions has provided, to tap into — Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
Mr E.S. Ripper : It was a Liberal government that broke the co-location in the early 1990s. Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
Mr C.C. PORTER : The departments split. There were very good reasons for that. I do not think there is much disagreement that that structural reform has benefited the delivery of services in this area. Since that time, what we have failed to do over successive governments is have proper levels of cooperation. By physically co-locating and, indeed, learning from the United Kingdom example, where its youth offender teams have physical co-location, we can share the responsibility and a mixture of welfare resources can be brought to bear. That is quite an innovative and new approach. I thank the relevant ministers for their cooperation in making something that has never happened before happen under this government.
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